After inviting comments & feedback from small businesses on the problems they’ve experienced in procuring contracts with them, the government has introduced a range of measures designed to make it easier to do so. The Government considers small businesses vital to the growth of the economy & wants to optimize their ability to tender for [...]

Networking can be an amazing boost for your business… Business owners are going to have to dig deep into their bag of tricks if they are going to pull their businesses through the economic downturn.  Networking can be a fantastic tool to establish fresh avenues and information about your sector. In fact, a staggering 70 [...]

Working from home doesn’t necessarily mean that the persona that you portray to the world is one of a small business.  You can beef yourself up to give the illusion of being a big time player without taking your business out of your 2 bedroom flat. More small business owners are looking home businesses as [...]

Ghost Town Shops around the country are being forced to close their doors and board up their windows leaving what is being described as “ghost town Britain”. Experian has estimated that around 140,000 shops will become empty by the time we call in 2010 and the whole situation is being put down to excessive property [...]

Have you given much thought to email marketing? Email marketing can be a great help to increase sales and to drive your businesses name and message through to potential and existing customers alike. However, getting it wrong could actually do the opposite – read on to get a few tips on how to get email [...]

A recent report discovered that only 40 per cent of employees feel confident that the business that they work for will see the recession through to the end.  Morale is one of the most important aspects of your business that you need to keep on top on and one that can prove to be a [...]

In these tough financial times you should start thinking about how you are marketing your small business.  Read on to discover how a few simple steps could help boost your company’s image into the right direction. 1.    Small flyers are a great way to get your businesses name into the hands of the general public [...]